NYC stages “counter-inauguration” on first day of Trump presidency

Peoples Dispatch was at the “We Fight Back” protest in New York City, organized to protest incoming president Trump’s “billionaire agenda”

January 21, 2025 by Peoples Dispatch

Thousands took to the streets of Manhattan in protest of Trump’s inauguration. On the same day, mobilizations took place in over 80 cities, representing over 40 states, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor MLK’s legacy of struggle and mount a working-class movement against Trump. Following Trump’s promises to implement mass deportations and attacks on workers’ rights, organizations of the working class respond.